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Honey bee foragers perform waggle dances to inform other foragers in the hive about the location, presence, and the odor of beneficial food sources and new hive sites. The aim of the study in review was to investigate how the characteristics of waggle dances for natural food sources and environmental factors affect dance follower behavior. Due to the assumption that food source profitability tends to decrease with increasing foraging distance, a hypothesis that the attractiveness of a dance, measured

percent of the adult population suffer full blown allergies that result in anaphylaxis and only .5 percent of children have full blown allergies to bees. (More, D. M.D., 2013) The average person can withstand 10 bee stings per pound of body fat. (USDA, 2012) To avoid being stung stay away from bee colonies and do not disturb a

on pollinators such as them (Healey). In the United States alone, an estimate of 2.4 million bee colonies, both native and managed colonies, pollinate crops (“The Importance of Pollinators”). However, in the 2015-2016 survey conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership, beekeepers across the nation lost 44.1 percent of their honey bee colonies, an increase of 3.5 percent over the previous study year (The Bee Informed Team). The decline is not a recent phenomenon; the number of colonies in the United

The beekeeper surveys of current suspected causes colony losses in the United State. Literature review In centuries, the honey bee has a very important role in our agriculture. According to Watanabe, Honey bee approximately benefits $10 billion of crops, including almonds, apples, and alfalfa every year in the United State (Pollination Worries rise As Honey Bees Decline, 1170). In addition, The National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) had estimated 2660 million honey producing colonies in

Danny Hoskins, James McCusker, Oliver Tancred, Josh Davis, Joe Howes, Giselle Edge TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL: Comparing differential gene expression of the European honey bee Apis mellifera and the Asian honey bee Apis Cerana when infected with Varroa destructor SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT: The European honey bee Apis mellifera is in serious decline as colonies worldwide are wiped out by the Varroa mite, Varroa destructor. Even though many colonies die out once infected there is significant

human, dog, or even a bee, loyalty is a key point in one’s life. Throughout The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd, the motif of bees is often mentioned as an important part of Lily’s life. Even when she travels away from home and moves in with the Calendar sisters, bees are an important part of her life. Her new mother figure, August Boatwright, explains to her the importance of a bee colony, and how bees make the world a better place. Overall, it is clear that the bee colony is a symbol

year as they pollinate 1/3 of the human diet. 1 Honeybee populations have declined by more than 30% over the past seven years due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). 2,3 CCD is a phenomenon in which adult worker bees suddenly desert a healthy hive and queen, causing the collapse of the hive. 4 This problem emerged in the winter of 2006 and continues to persist in the

What are the causes in the decline of HoneyBee populations, and their colonies? Bee extinction, it’s only the bee-ginning. We swat at them, we spray them, we kill them. Has anyone ever thought of the importance of the honeybees people are trying to eliminate? They have a much greater importance than most people realize, and taking them for granted could put a lot of resources at risk. Their population is constantly declining from factors society can control, revise and work to reverse. There are

Ariel, the bee poems successfully reflect Sylvia Plath’s struggle to extricate herself from the suffocating ties of surrounding community and marriage in order to recover her creative self as a poet. From her initial depression of being conformed by the expectation of a critical community in “The Bee Meeting”, and the chaotic emotions she experiences whilst struggling free of those suppression in “The Arrival of the Bee Box”, to her metamorphosis back into a “lion red” (55) queen bee in “Stings”

fertilization of plants in order for them to blossom. The process involves the bee foraging in the flower and collecting pollen through electromagnetic forces. Honeybees then distribute the pollen as male sex cells of plants to the ovules, the female sex cells of plants. One third of human consumption is comprised of plants that require pollination and honeybees provide up to 80% of this. This includes: vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Bee pollination provides a higher quality and quantity of crops. Additionally